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SACRAMENTAL INFORMATION
Baptism: First-time, expectant parents must attend a prior instruction on the Sacrament of Baptism. Call the Parish Office to make the necessary arrangements. Baptisms are normally celebrated on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month following the 12:00 pm Mass.
Matrimony: Registered parishioners who wish to be married at St. Ambrose, or to be prepared for marriage in another parish, must, by diocesan policy, begin the required preparation at least six months prior to the proposed date for their marriage. Contact the parish Office for an appointment.
Returning to the Church: If you are Catholic and returning to the sacraments, or to the practice of the faith, we welcome you back! If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact a priest at the parish office or after Sunday Mass. We are happy to help you come back home to the Catholic Church.
Initiation of Adults and Children: The Rite of Christian Initiation (RCIA) is a process by which a person becomes initiated into the full sacramental life of the Catholic Church through weekly instruction. If you or someone you know would like to inquire about the life of Jesus Christ and the beliefs & teachings of His Church, please contact Mrs. Nicole Filipowski in the Office of Religious Education.
Sick Calls: Contact the parish office to schedule visits to the sick/homebound, for the Sacraments of Penance, the Eucharist & the Anointing of the Sick.
Parish Membership: Parish Membership is necessary for Baptism, Matrimony, or Sacramental Sponsor Forms. In order for a Sponsor Form to be issued, one must be a registered/participating member of the Parish for at least three months. Please notify the office of any changes on your registration form, telephone number, address, temporary absence, etc. Registration forms are available in the parish office, the vestibule of the Church, and on the website.
SUNDAY
SEPTEMBER 6, 2020
TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN
ORDINARY TIMES
Very Rev. Andrew J. Fisher, V.F., Pastor Rev. Joseph D. Bergida, Parochial Vicar
Parish Office Phone Number: 703-280-4400
MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil: 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., & 5:00 p.m.
WEEKDAYS Monday - Friday: 7:00 & 9:00 a.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m.
HOLY DAYS As announced
SACRAMENT OF PENANCE Saturdays: 9:30 & 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA After 9:00 a.m. Saturday Mass
ADORATION Following 9:00 a.m. Mass First Fridays until 7:00 p.m. Benediction
PARISH SCHOOL
3827 Woodburn Road Annandale, VA 22003 Phone: 703-698-7171
Website: www.stambroseschool.org
Email Address:
Principal: Maria Tejada [email protected]
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3901 Woodburn Road Annandale, VA 22003
Phone: 703-280-4400
Website: www.stambroseva.org
E-mail Address: [email protected]
Office Hours and Staff: Mon.-Fri.: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Pastor: Very Rev. Andrew J. Fisher, V.F. [email protected]
Parochial Vicar: Rev. Joseph D. Bergida [email protected]
Parish Secretary: Donna Vasilakos [email protected]
Business Manager: Carla Yaglou 703-280-4400 | [email protected]
Principal: Maria Tejada 703-698-7171 | [email protected]
Youth Ministry: Therese Ryan 703-280-4400 | [email protected]
Religious Education: Nicole Filipowski 703-280-1122 | [email protected]
Director of Music: Don Cotton 703-698-0374 | [email protected]
Plant & Facilities Manager: Paul Moeller
703-280-4400 | [email protected]
Bulletin Notices: Please email your information to Donna Vasilakos. Deadline for the bulletin is 10 days before publication.
Diocesan Resource Page on Issues Affecting the Catholic Church Available. The Catholic Diocese of Arlington
website includes a resource page where parishioners can access information regarding the recent events affecting the Church. Read the policies on child protection and responses
to the crisis from Bishop Burbidge and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops at
www.arlingtondiocese.org/childprotection/
CONTACT INFORMATION
Monday September 7: Weekday (Parish Office closed) 7:00 a.m. Helen Moran 9:00 a.m. Rene A. & Nancy Jarquin
Tuesday September 8: The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
7:00 a.m. Paul & Fonce Forbes 9:00 a.m. Gail DeLaney
Wednesday September 9: USA: St. Peter Claver, Priest 7:00 a.m. Blake Mastrodonato 9:00 a.m. Ryan Chiappetta Thursday September 10: Weekday 7:00 a.m. Jerome & Jerome 9:00 a.m. Betty Drazenovich
Friday September 11: Weekday 7:00 a.m. Maskeny Family in Thanksgiving 9:00 a.m. Donna Nkurunziza
Saturday September 12: Wkdy; The Most Holy Name of Mary; BVM
9:00 a.m. Renate Nicewicz
5:00 p.m.Vigil Private
Sunday September 13: Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00 a.m. Robert & Margorie Ridenour 10:00 a.m. Ed & Eileen Wilson 12:00 noon People of the Parish 5:00 p.m. Michael Crowell
MASS INTENTIONS
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FOLLOW US ON TWITTER
We’ve also joined Twitter! Follow us at
twitter.com/SaintAmbroseCa1
The Parish Offices will be closed on Monday,
September 7 in observance of Labor Day.
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PLEASE PRAY FOR THE ILL OF THE
Irene Anderson, Theresa & Moses Avila, Nancy Blanco, Josephine Bourgeois, Josephine Crosby, Conor Doyle, Bill Foster, Therese Fruet, Marianne Haley, Amy Hobbs, Michael Hoffman, Kathleen Johnson, Jim Kirsch, Robert Koldys, John Maskeny, Marge Miner, Lewis Rhodes, Jean Reed Saylor, Robert Seoane, Joyce Sewell Rose Smith, Fr. Spychala, Jim Smith, Karen Hardy Storm, Laura Sutherland
PLEASE PRAY FOR YOUR PRIESTS
Sep 7 Very Rev. James S. Barkett, VF Sep 8 Rev. Nicholas R. Barnes Sep 9 Rev. Brandan W. Bartlett Sep 10 Rev. Brian G. Bashista Sep 11 Rev. Michael J. Bazan Sep 12 Rev. Bryan W. Belli
Sep 13 Rev. Kevin J. Beres
The Diaper Drive and Food Drive are temporarily suspended.
ST. AMBROSE SCHOOL NEWS
An Act of Spiritual Communion My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen. https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/devotions/act-of-spiritual-communion-339
Many thanks to those who are either mailing in or dropping off their weekly offertory to St. Ambrose Church or are
using Faith Direct.
You can enroll online at https://membership.faithdirect.net/VA401
Many thanks for your sacrificial giving to support the work of the
Church.
Please pray for the deceased of St. Ambrose
MISSION STATEMENT
"Fostering a faith-filled and academically strong environment, Saint Ambrose Catholic School works with
families and the faith community to encourage the formation of the whole child through the examples and
teachings of Jesus Christ."
Dear St. Ambrose Community:
Our Gala Auction has been extended for a couple of
weeks. I invite you to check it out.
Yours in Christ,
Maria Tejada
A Silver Knight to save the day! St. Ambrose School’s annual gala will be held online
this year. Funds raised will go towards the school’s
COVID-19 preparedness, including necessary tech-
nology upgrades for online learning.
Online Auction at https://bit.ly/
StAmbroseGalaOnline2020
(sign up required) Highlights Include:
• Dinner for 2 at the Inn at Little Washington
• Baseball autographed by Max Scherzer
• Something special for her – a stay at the Ritz Carl-
ton in Tysons and a gift card to Tiffany’s
• Fun baskets donated by each class – Lego, golf, fire
pit, and many more!
• Plus many more baskets and event tickets…
Fund-a-Need https://app.99pledges.com/fund/
stambrosecatholicschool Please consider making a donation to support the
school’s needs and expenses related to COVID-19
this year.
Questions? Email Peter or Cathy Cuenco
Online Gala Auction
Aug 17 – Sept 5
(it has been extended
for a couple of weeks)
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YOUTH MINISTRY For information on all youth ministry events, check
our website at www.stambroseva.org It takes a Church - Interested in participating/
volunteering?
Contact Director of Youth Ministry: Therese Ryan [email protected]
This is THE POWER … of YOUR LIFE IN CHRIST –in action! -1 MILLION HAIL MARYS CHALLENGE: Join us as we gather people to pray a million Hail Marys a month asking our Lady for heal-ing and protection! -Share the graces of your Holy Communion with someone who is hurting! -Pray for those you find difficult to love. Peace starts in our own hearts first! -Reach out to neighbors and family, especially those you have lost touch with!! -Remember that you are loved (John 3:16)! -Do random acts of kindness and be a witness of Jesus’ love!
Weekend WorkCamp 2nd Saturdays 8:45-12:30pm
Next WWC is scheduled for September 12th!
High School Youth Ministry GOD SQUAD 2019
Meeting on Thursday evenings at 7pm-8:30pm via Zoom and in person at the PH… We will be studying different times in Scripture when people were in “lock-
in” mode and what God did for them in that time! Check your email for updates!
*** Mass and Breakfast! - Wed morning’s 9am
***Mass and Morning Prayer!-Friday 9am
Junior High Youth Ministry
Jr. High TGIF 6th, 7th & 8thgrade Will resume in September!
Kolbe’s Kids*- Our Lady’s Little Army
***TGIF and Kolbe’s Kids will resume 9/20
ST. AMBROSE
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Fall Bible Study
Jesus: The Way, the Truth and the Life
Wednesdays, September 16 – November 18, 2020
10:00 am – 12:00 pm or 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
St. Ambrose Parish Center
Jesus: The Way, the Truth and the Life is a new and fresh look at
Jesus – who he is, what he is really like, what he taught, and
what he did for our salvation. This encounter with Christ will
inspire and empower you to center your life around him as you
come to know and love him in an ever deeper and more intimate
way.
Visit stambroseva.org/BibleStudy to order your workbook and
register for the study. Workbooks are $35.
K – 12 Religious Education
Registration is now open for 2020 - 2021!
St. Ambrose offers religious education classes for students in
grades K - 12 who attend public or other non-Catholic
schools which include the preparation necessary to receive the
Sacraments of First Penance, First Holy Communion
and Confirmation.
This year, classes for grades 1 - 6 and 8 will be entirely online/
asynchronous. Grade 7 will meet Sunday mornings. High
school will meet Thursday evenings. Visit stambroseva.org/RE
for details and to register.
RCIA: Becoming Catholic
Come Learn About the Catholic Faith
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is for those over the
age of seven who are unbaptized, baptized in another Christian
tradition who are now interested in becoming Catholic, and bap-
tized Catholics who are not fully initiated (need First Commun-
ion or Confirmation).
Classes are Monday evenings from 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm in
the Parish Hall, September through May. Visit
stambroseva.org/RCIA for details. Contact Nicole Filipowski,
Director of Religious Education, with any questions at
[email protected] or 703-280-1122.
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These are uncertain times with the Coronavirus Pandemic changing our lives in ways we never thought possible. There has been an upsurge of abortions seen in some places because of this and prayers for the unborn are needed now more than ever.
A Prayer for an End to Abortion Heavenly Father, Spare our nation from the scourge of abortion. Protect the lives of children in the womb. Give hope and strength to their mothers. Stir love in the hearts of fathers to support and cherish mother and child. Cause our elected leaders and the courts to recognize and protect the personhood of unborn children. Lift up church leaders to proclaim a Culture of Life. Lead parents who had abortions to repentance and healing. Bring about the conversion of the abortionist, of those who deny the birthright of children and of those who are indifferent. Grant me the courage and energy to be a Defender of Life. I ask this through my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
PRO LIFE CORNER
Diocesan WORKCAMP REBOOT 2020
WorkCamp a Big Success! Thank you to St. Ambrose for the great support for this year’s Summer WorkCamp. Eight teens and eight adults worked on three homes in the local community (two within our parish); repairing doors, window, woodwork, shutters, fences and gardens. We also did a lot of painting. It took every minute scheduled to complete all the tasks. The teens and adults learned valuable lessons in construction and in faith. We also had great support from several volunteers, providing us with evening meals. Bottom line: your donations and prayers made this a success. Thank You!
Protecting God's Children - Virtus Seminar Thursday, September 10
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm St. Ambrose Parish Hall
"Protecting God's Children® for Adults is training conducted by VIRTUS® certified facilitators on the prevention of child sexual abuse. The training makes participants aware of the signs of child sexual abuse, the methods and means by which offenders commit abuse, and five easy steps one can use to prevent child sexual abuse. (virtusonline.org)"
VIRTUS sessions are required for all adults seeking to work or volunteer with children in the Diocese of Arlington. Volunteers only need to attend one session.
Space is limited and advanced registration is required. Register online at virtusonline.org.
Contact Nicole Filipowski, St. Ambrose Child Protection Liaison, at [email protected], 703-280-1122, or the Diocese of Arlington Office of Child Protection at 703-841-3847 with any questions.
Mass for Marriage Jubilarians. Mass Celebrating Golden & Silver Jubilarians (Married in 1970 and 1995). The Mass for those celebrating 25 and 50 years of marriage will be held at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington on Sunday, October 4, at 2:30 p.m. Bishop Michael Burbidge will be the principal cele-brant and homilist. A light reception of cake and punch with an opportunity for a photograph with Bishop Bur-bidge will follow in Burke Hall. Please register through your parish no later than September 18. Register even if you cannot attend and the Office of Marriage, Family and Respect Life will send you a certificate commemorating your 25 or 50 years of marriage. If you have questions, please contact us at 703-841-2550.
5th Annual Mass Honoring Military & First Respond-ers will be hosted by Fr. Walter F. Malloy Assembly #1894 of the Knights of Columbus on Sunday, Septem-ber 13, 2020, at 11:00 AM, at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church (3700 Old Lee Hwy, Fairfax, VA 22030), with Bishop Burbidge as Principal Celebrant for this Mass. All Military and First Responders are invited and wel-comed to attend this Mass in dress uniform and with their family. A reception will follow in the school gym. Please RSVP to Faithful Navigator SK David J. Todd, Jr., PFN, at [email protected] if you plan to attend.
Ambrose Council #8403
In service to One, In service to All Knights of Columbus
Upcoming activities—All are welcome Sep 26: Garden & Grounds Club, 1pm-4pm (Church
Grounds)
Did you know?
The Oregon Compulsory Education Act of 1922 would have
disallowed parochial schools, including Catholic schools, in
that state. The Knights of Columbus challenged the law in
court, and, in a landmark 1925 ruling (Pierce v. Society of
Sisters), the U.S. Supreme Court struck it down
Please visit
http://ambrosecouncil.org/survey.html
to let the Knights know how we can help
with community events at St. Ambrose
Learn more about the K of C Ambrose Council at:
www.AmbroseCouncil.org
If you would like to purchase a candle to light
before the statue of Mary, please see an Usher
either before or after Mass. The donation is $3.00.
Also, if you would like a Mass said for you or a
loved one envelopes are in the back of the Church.
Please take one, fill it out, then give to an Usher or
deposit through “Poor Box” slot in the door to the
Ushers Room. The suggested donation is $10.00.
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Join us for this 10-week study!
Wednesdays, September 16 - November 18, 2020
10:00 am - 12:00 pm or 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
St. Ambrose Parish Center
The marvelous treasures of the Catholic faith—the Eucharist, Mary, the saints, and the
creed—are all centered on a single figure: Jesus Christ. Jesus is more than a historical
figure. He is our savior, our redeemer, our Lord, and our God. While many of us know a lot
about him already, how well can we say that we really know him?
Jesus: The Way, the Truth and the Life is a new and fresh look at Jesus—who he is, what he
is really like, what he taught, and what he did for our salvation. This encounter with Christ
will inspire and empower you to center your life around him as you come to know and love
him in an ever deeper and more intimate way.
Visit stambroseva.org/BibleStudy to order your workbook and register for the study. Workbooks are $35.
For more information, contact Nicole Filipowski, Director of Religious Education, at [email protected] or 703-280-1122.
